One dead after fire breaks out at high-rise apartment complex in downtown L.A.

"One person is dead after a fire broke out at a high-rise apartment complex early Tuesday morning in downtown Los Angeles, according to authorities. The fire was reported around 2 a.m. on West Fifth Street at the Rosslyn Lofts, formerly the Rosslyn Hotel, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. More than 100 firefighters responded to the fire on the seventh floor, according to the LAFD."

""The fire was very challenging due to the fact that it was on the seventh floor ... When we have a building on fire, can't use the elevators. We had to track all of our equipment up seven floors," LAFD spokesperson David Ortiz told ABC7. After the fire was extinguished, a person was found dead in one of the units. No other deaths or injuries were reported, according to the LAFD. The person's identity and other details also weren't immediately available."

A fire broke out around 2 a.m. on West Fifth Street at the Rosslyn Lofts, formerly the Rosslyn Hotel, in downtown Los Angeles. The fire occurred on the seventh floor and prompted a response of more than 100 firefighters. Fire crews were forced to carry equipment up seven flights because elevators could not be used during the blaze. After the fire was extinguished, responders found one person dead in a unit. No other deaths or injuries were reported. The identity of the deceased and additional details were not immediately available.

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